SPACE CENTER

March 26, 1999 Roundup VOL. 38, NO. 5 L YNDON B. , , Stellar employees receive Rotary awards Kraft accepts National Space Trophy

ORMER JSC DIRECTOR Cronkite came to be regarded as an and development for the International the Mars TransHab design and space Dr. Christopher Kraft Jr., who was authority on America’s space program, Space Station assembly and maintenance shuttle meteoroid and orbital debris instrumental in overseeing this reporting on the first two decades of this activities. damage assessment. F nation’s human space flight country’s manned space missions from JSC’s Donna Fender, project manager Also receiving Stellar Awards were Dr. programs, received the National Space Alan Shepard’s first flight in 1961, and for the TransHab Project, received a Steven Huybrechts of the U.S. Air Force Trophy at a March 12 black-tie celebration the moon landing in 1969, to Stellar Award for her team leadership, Research Laboratory, for his work in the at Space Center Houston. the experimental flights of the space persistence, and determination to development of revolutionary space Several structures JSC employ- that will ees received greatly Stellar reduce cost Awards from and enhance the non-profit the capability Rotary of future National launch of Award for space Space systems; Achievement Tom Foundation, Hoffman of established in Thiokol, for 1985 by the Jay Greene John Curry Greg Harbaugh Donna Fender Linda Bromley exceptional Space Center technical Rotary Club to recognize individuals who shuttle Enterprise in July 1977 and the demonstrate the feasibility of the leadership in propellant, structural, and have made outstanding achievements in fall of Skylab in July 1979. TransHab inflatable vehicle concept. safety-related issues for the space, creating a greater public awareness Other award recipients included JSC’s JSC’s Linda Bromley, project manager solid rocket motors; Tom Dougherty of of the benefits of space exploration. Jay Greene who received a Stellar Award for the International Space Station Early Lockheed Martin, for managing the NASA Kraft was cited for his “unique contribu- for his managerial excellence during the Communications System, was honored Discovery Lunar Prospector team, which tions as a key architect of the nation’s planning, development, and operation of with a Stellar Award for her outstanding accomplished a highly successful mission space program, specifically in the areas of hardware and software for the Interna- leadership and management of this critical to the moon for science data collection; leading, planning, and operational control tional Space Station. space station project. Earl Eastabrooks of , of manned space programs in the Mercury, JSC Flight Director John Curry was Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz honored for his outstanding initiative in Test Project and the space shuttle.” establishing the Houston Support Group Veteran journalist Walter at the Russian in Cronkite received the Moscow. organization’s pres- Former Astro- tigious Corona naut Gregory Award in recog- Harbaugh, nition of his now manager distinguished of the EVA lifetime of Projects achievement in Office, earned the field of a Stellar Award space. for his leader- Dr. Phil Stepaniak Chris Hansen Dr. William Schneider ship of the extra- Flight Surgeon Dr. Phil Stepaniak for providing critical Mission Control vehicular earned a Stellar Award for his pioneering Center software verification, integrated activity efforts in aerospace medicine and for his training, and valuable support to the planning work on STS-95, which paved the way for Simulation Supervisor Office; and Paul future space flight geriatric research. Ledoux of Boeing, for his expertise in JSC’s Chris Hansen received a Stellar material and process engineering and for Award for structural design and analysis of managerial support of nearly all major space flight hardware, including the space NASA programs since Apollo. shuttle crew seat redesign, orbiter landing Four teams received Stellar Awards: gear, and the International Space Station JSC’s TransHab Development team, the JSC Photo S99-04917 by Nick Nelms Interim Control Module. Motorola Iridium System team, the United Former JSC Director Dr. Christopher Kraft, left, and veteran journalist Walter Cronkite enjoy the limelight at the gala dinner where they received top awards from the Rotary And Dr. William Schneider received a States Air Force Space Maneuver Vehicle National Award for Space Achievement Foundation. Kraft received the organization’s Stellar Award for his enduring leader- team, and the Thiokol Solar Thermal National Space Trophy, while Cronkite was honored with the Corona Award. ship at JSC and for technical direction of Propulsion team. ■

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